Lack of diversity in prosecutors a contributing factor to high minority incarceration rate
THE DAILY BEAST – Since prosecutors convict 86 percent of the prison population, this means a nearly all-white cadre of attorneys is putting a disproportionately black cohort of defendants in jail. In fact, the racial divide among prosecutors correlates with how they unequally treat black and white defendants.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – Only 5.6 percent of lawyers who hold top leadership positions at law firms are anything other than white, according to a study by the National Association for Law Placement.
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ABA JOURNAL – The benefits of having a diverse workplace are well-established. In fact, a lack of diversity can even have a negative effect on the bottom line. So why haven’t law firms taken account of the business benefits of diversity?
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ABA JOURNAL – Introducing Paulette Brown, outgoing ABA president William Hubbard joked that Brown clearly has the strength and stamina to take up the presidency—because if you try to join her on her daily walks, “your ankles will burn like fire.”
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VICE – Across the United States, women are staring down piles of student debt—bigger piles, in fact, than the ones facing their former male classmates. They’re also making less money with which to pay off that debt.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – “According to [David] Vetter, having diverse perspectives is all the more important for large, global corporations. “Internally, diversity is critical — everything from age, to race, to gender, to culture and background,” he said.”
Read More about Opinion: Diversity is critical for large, global corporationsHispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania launches high school program to support future Latino lawyers
AL DÍA NEWS – “Sí Se Puede,” launched by the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania (HBAPA) and the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund (HBA LEF), will be supporting high school students who are considering careers in law.
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LANSING STATE JOURNAL — The Gretchen Whitmer show returned to the Capitol on Tuesday as the former state senator led a parade of lawmakers, lobbyists and activists who talked women’s issues with the class Whitmer is now teaching at Michigan State University.
Read More about MSU Law hosts state capital panel on women’s issues for gender and the law classOklahoma Law adds online option to Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law program
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY – Recognizing a broader need for Native American legal education, OU Law built a program specifically for non-lawyers whose careers demand an understanding of the complex rules of federal Indian law. Now, the program can be taken 100 percent online.
Read More about Oklahoma Law adds online option to Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law programIU McKinney Law launches diversity and leadership initiative
ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW NEWS – In keeping with the IUPUI Strategic Plan and goals to retain and develop a diverse pool of talent to lead the institution into the future, IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 will prepare women and underrepresented minority faculty and staff for positions of leadership and opportunities for advancement at IUPUI…
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